SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 926, 20 September 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Auckland. Mr..Walter Monk,'advanco manager of the 'Hugh Ward Comedy Company, was married at. Auckland yesterday to Miss L. Wainhouse, of Kingsland, daughter of -.Constable Wainhouse, ■■' of Kingsland, Auckland. .- ,-Mr. .and Mrs. .Monk left Auckland- yesterday ; for Sydney, en; route to Western Australia.'_ .-.. ■ '._ - : At the' Arts : Club. ';■;• Ah enjoyable euchre party, followed by a dance,' was given at the Arts Club on Saturday evening'::by Miss. Carte, ,about thirty-guests being' present:' The. rooms were /prettily arranged with spring flowers, which as 'yet show, no. signs, of decreasing ■ an .quantity: : or quality. 1 - The prize's weio'.painted and worked; by the hostess... Tlie ladies prize,■ a theatre kit, was won by Miss.G, Craig, and the gentlemen's, a' tie .sachet,, by, Mr., Warring. 'The boobies' prize's were won by Miss Fisher;and:Mr. Meredith/;',^:,'.; A College Garden' Fete.' '; '■ The, Old Girls' Association: of the Wellington! Girls':; College intend holding ' a 1 monster rgarden : fete., in the college grounds,' Pipitea Street, >on .October .29, for, the purpose -of:-augmenting thedr, general funds and to present,an Honours' Board to the. college.- A meeting of the various. cbmniitte'ES' who have'matters -in hand 'for the- fiinctioni.was held, in the college last evening, about, sixty members of:"the' association- being, present. : ' -As might well be; imagined, there is: a' considerable amount . of organisation arid foresight needed for.suchian undertaking,: 'but.so far everything seems to;have been thought of,-.as■ well' as plans' made for such' -emergencies -as bad weather, etc. All kinds, of-.,-attractions',:are; being arranged for; : a concert in the "afternoon and the evening; a: gj'huiastio. display by -Mr. 'Harrison's- pupilsr a, : Japanese song and dance, in : which over brio hundred .children take part,: dressed .in Japanese costume. There, will be a-,teht in which all the'.mysteries'of the, future as well as the .histories of .the.past will'be re-vealed—for-a riiodest- sum..: Every tiling save; the concert 1 , and', tlie 'evtT-welcomo afternoon tea .will; be 'held',;'putside,-'- if the weather'.peimits, stalls and all.'.'ln the 'evening' all'the ■ attractive articles left over from the sale', of -..work, -il. such a" thing should happen;'' will.be offered for. sale again,- while -,a- delightful entertainment; will: take place in 'tlie.i Central Hall. .'Should'the weather.prove.unkind, 'everything.will, be,held inside tho college.. An Appointment. ,: "; < ,;• >«A-Press;'Associatioii.message:frbm : ",Wa-. nganui- states, that the' Board of- Governors','of, 'the Girls'; College ; -last night !apnoint,ed.'!Mrs. , EedwobdiJjpfwF.eildirigTf-tAi the: position l of ..musical, mistress., at. the "college. -There were nineteen applicants'. Just Van Incident. -~ . Excellency."the Governor.; and ; Lady Islington.are'. delightfully unconventional. •On..a recent sunny. day,,when- winter seemed'.to have been: routed entirely by a.sudden onrush of ; summer,' : they were driving.round.the Queen's/Drive, accom-. Sanied- by their daughter,' the Hon. Joan lickson-Poynder.' .'When passing !Island Bay theys'aw, paddlingin the middle distance, a youngster, in a boat,- at., peace with all the world, under the' influence bf>the' calm''blue above:;and. the limpid green below/ Tlie-Hbn.,'Joan thought that it r would bb great fun; to gb-.for-a row, and,.:as-;every: prospect pleased and. the boatiseemed a capable sort of craft, his Excellency: halted the carriage and hailed the boy in the boat. The youngster pulled ih-shore, and-was; asked if he would.take the;party for. a'row, a-request to,which he readily acceded. They were .paddled out to the island and back. His Excellency, offered .-the lad ;. remuneration, which, ■ however; he' stoutly, refused, ■ and then, and' not until, then; Lord Islington disclosed his; identity. Tito lad received the thanks of .the .party, -who drove off delighted with: their, little excursion.;. -.'■• A.Bridge Tournament. '~.', ' ■'.'■■' It! is probably'.the. greatest. surprise in the Wprld.tO the boys.:belbnging : to the Boys' institute ;to : lind, themselves the object of so much .attention from' the people of Wellington, arid to how many-friends .they have lamong ,■ them ready; to work most. energetically ..for ; their, welfare. All 1 kinds of entertaining and original ideas have been-'carried out lately;for the.puriiose of. raising money for the..proposed/,building, and there-are still others .waiting in .tlie. background till the .time is. opportune.: Last;evening a most successful. bridge:;tpurnament,., organised by Mrs. C. B.: .Morisori,-;-Jlrs.; Newman;' Mrs.-Tweed;. and Miss: Joseph; took; place in .Messrs. 'Kirkcaldie .and Stains's tea-, ;ro'oms. Fully one hundred and:seventytwo; people -were, /intently ;play r ing bridge,.arid some most exciting:games' occurred Muring.the course of the 'evening. The '-spacious tea-room presented 'a very different- aspect- 'from .the, one ,it wears' in, the: daytime, a /soft subdued light falling upon pretty evening dresses, palms, and flowers /everywhere about, and .nearly everyone present absorbed in bridge. Eventually, the 'winners of *tho first prizes ■proved„to . be Miss : Joseph.'.and .Mr.' F. Nathan,;with'.a scbrejof. eighteen hiiridred.VMiss. Joseph being -presented with >: pair -'.of .silver-rnbunted vases, arid Mr. Nathan' with a .silver: card-case. The .winners' ofthe' second prizes were Mrs. Ethcrington / and " . Professor., •/ Eankine Brown,'-with a; score of thirteen hundred. Mrs. Etherington was ■ presented with, u silver and enamel, vanity case, and Processor .'Eankine Brown with'a silver sweet basket. , Everyone , was very grateful to Mr. Kirkcaldie ■ for his kindness in placing tho tea-room at; the disposal of the committee for the use of the.'playcrs, awl tbey also greatly appre'eiated the services of the /tea-room '.'staff, who assisted with the supper. ■■-.'■. Demise of Lady O'Rorke. ' .An Auckland Press Association- telegram records the death ofLady-O'Borke, wife of' Sir Maurice O'Eorke, M.L.C.;-and late Speaker of the-House of Eepresenta : tives. Major Shepherd, the Sergeant-nt-Arms, who is a brother of the'deceased lady, left for Auckland yesterday. Tliero is only one sou, Mr.- Edward O'Eorke. , GREY HAIR. Take warning in time from; one with vast experience: Never use an advertised cheap dye; it burns and eats the life out of tho hair--Consult''Miss. Milsom, by letter or personally, ro Alfrediim's Egyptian Hernia, Eegistered Noll 5201 i. 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A Manakau Marriage. A marriage -is shortly to take ])lacc between. Miss Sabie Ske'rman, (laughter of Mr. A. W. Skcrman,'of Otaki, and Mr. T. H. Bacchus, of Manakau. Mr. Bacchus Ls connected with Australasia on both his father's and mother's-side. His father, the late Captain G. H. Bacchus, of the Sixth Dragoon Guards (the Carabineers), left the English Army to be Commandant of the army of Eajah Brooke, of Sarawak, and prior to his death. was, an officer in-the Permanent Force .of New South Wales. Mr.. Bacchus's maternal -grandfather, Dr. Woolley; left the headmastership of Eossall School in, England to bo tire first The Golden Jubilee. Another meeting in connection with the celebration of-tho Golden Jubilee of. the Kev. Mother Aubcrt was held at Mrs. Macarthy's residence yesterday afternoon, there being present: Lady S. A. Ehodes, Mrs. Knox Gilmer, Mrs. Corriga'h, Mrs. T. G. Macarthy, Miss Ward, the Bev. Van Staveren, Dr. Cahill, Mr. A.E. Shepherd, Mr. B. L. Ward, Mr. C. A. Mac Donald, and Mr. Amodeo (secretary)'. The ■ chair was occupied by the Kcv. Van Staveren. It has been decided that the whole of the money which is raised by /the various functions which tho committee have in view, shall be handed oyer to the Eev. Mother Aubert to use as-she wishes for the;good of the foundlings. Unfortunately'-it- was' discovered that the date which had been settled upon for the fancy dress skating, carnival' happened to be-Dominion Day, and as several functions have been arranged to take place then, it was decided by the committee that the date should be altered. The carnival will now take place on Wednesday, September 28. Several handsome prizes have been donated, and they will be'■' on , view in Mr; Pringle's window, Lambton Quay, on Saturday evening next. Prizes will be awarded to the' most, handsome fancy dress of both lady and gentleman: the couple who display the best fancy dress; the most comical dress, of both lady and gentleman; .'the best historical' character •the most.original costume; the best sustained character; the most graceful skater- of the ladies .present; also gentleman; and the , most., graceful couple. There 'will also be a race,for gentlemen. . .'./ u.\ •.'•———- ;—l__' - SirEobert Stout, Mrs. S, A. Ehodes, Captain Johnston and Mrs. Johnston, and Prof. Von Zedlitz arid' Mrs. Von Zedlitz. were the guests of Lord and Lady.lslington at luncheon on Sunday. The; matron of the Wellington' Hospital wishes to acknowledge-the following donations:—Flowers from Mrs. H. D. Bell, Mrs. Sydney Kirkcaldie, Mrs. -War-; ring;, magazines and books from..Mrs;' Pollock, Miss'Taylor, Miss Ashcroft, Mr. Eobert Turribull; clothes from Miss. Willis, Miss Coates,' Miss Ashcroft; cakes for the children's ward from the !Eev. W. Shirer; old linen from Mrs. Harrington.' Contributions of old linen and clothes will :be : gratefully acknowledged; v Mr., Mrs'.,'and Miss Tattle, of Wellington, who have spent three enjoyable months in Scotland, are now about to revisit England, Wales, and the Continent, • returning to New Zealand in .November. ..- ' • Miss-Mary Wilson and Miss Aitkon, of Wellington, aro spending some little time in-Masterton, arid are the guests of Miss Feist."; , -.; : ; i Mrs. Cameron,, of "Fernsidc," Opaki, left Masterton on' Monday for Auckland, but-will first of. all spend a few days with, her - sister, Mrs.. Glasgow, at Tura.kina.;:.;;,^'..-.''.. ... Mrs. Lynch, of Paekakariki,' is vijiting ,Mrs. Gladstone,-.in Masterton. • Mrs. Frank" leaves'for. Hastings to-day- after a few'days' spent'.with her people .in Masterton.. ;•''.■'.'' .-,j■'...■ A sale of work in aid'of the Pundita ; Eamabai's Mukti. .Mission.' for child widows is to be .'held at the Wellington Girls' College on Saturday, September 24, There, will' be a stall .devoted entirely to _ Indian' and Oriental goods, handkerchiefs, laces, curtains,-etc., most of which "is really most-beautiful work. ■'■;'• A 'very interesting evening is promised at the: Arts Club on Wednesday evening, when. an,- elocutionary recital . given by several of the members of the club takes place. Miss.Harding Maltby has had the arrangement of the programme,, and, judging, from the number who are taking part, it would,seem.as though there'was no lack of elocutionary talent belonging to.the club. While the, Turakina was in port, Mr. H. Boon, steward 'iiv charge, was requested to attend Government House on. Saturday afternoon, where Miss .Cotton, on behalf of her Excellency, Lady Islington, -presented, him., with . a.. handsome silver tea service, suitably inscribed,,.as a, mark: of appreciation for services rendered on her Excellency's voyage to, New Zealand.: ..••„■• -'